Kostelanetz partners Caroline Rule and Karen Kelly co-wrote “Federal Tax Prosecutions Before and After Department of Justice Tax Division Is Eliminated” for the American Bar Association’s Litigation Section.
In the article, Caroline and Karen discuss the impact of the dissolution of the 90-year-old U.S. Department of Justice Tax Division. While the work is to be realigned under other divisions at DOJ, the stated goal of streamlining operations may have unintended consequences for tax investigations and tax enforcement. While the dissolution of the Tax Division and reassignment of its attorneys was originally scheduled for the end of September, as discussed in the article, the de-coupling is now scheduled for mid-October for civil tax attorneys to join the DOJ’s Civil Division, and November 2nd for the criminal tax attorneys to join the department’s Criminal Division.
Read the complete article here.
About Caroline
Caroline’s practice focuses on civil and criminal tax matters and complex civil litigation. She also advises accounting firms about best practices when outsourcing work offshore, including compliance with confidentiality requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and the FTC Safeguards Rule.
About Karen
The former head of the Justice Department’s Tax Division, Karen joined Kostelanetz after more than 30 years of federal and state practice, including as a federal prosecutor who handled grand jury investigations and white-collar prosecutions. Her practice focuses on representing clients in state and federal government investigations, and defending clients in criminal tax, white-collar and administrative matters.
